How we scored it
Whole botanical flower extract of sweet cherry; entirely natural. 1.0
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Extracted from the flowers of the sweet cherry tree, Prunus avium (Rosaceae), by standard extraction methods. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A flower extract from sweet cherry blossoms used to condition skin. It adds naturally derived plant compounds to skincare products.
CosIng definition: Prunus Avium Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Sweet cherry, Prunus avium L., Rosaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2PRUNUS AVIUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS AVIUM FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PRUNUS%20AVIUM%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT